OK- MBS is competing for worst females possible! This show pulls the nails out on MiL & families from hell. 3 kids with three different baby mamas living under this alien looking pseudo-mom who is cultivating an evil plan for domination of hellhouse/mansion. All the while a middleclass wanna-be sold her youngest for bragging rights status, simultaneously snipping her mans goodies! The painful part is seeing the ever sexy-brooding YJH role as a beaten down shell of man - the male CW from 100YR. I started this series hesitantly looking at 50 ep- eek. The theme reminds me of SubPrincess- sadly it lost my interest with a cast of whinney characters & weak acting. I can only hope, does not loose me along the way while watching evil females competing for 2013WHYIGOTTABESOMEMEAN award - dang lots of competition in Kdrama land.
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Just finished and loved all the episode EXCEPT #20 -finale. The lush scenery, skilled artists,painstaking sacrifices and most of all conniving royals that only Kdrama can deliver. The lead actor was my reason for viewing since seeing him in Lovers in Paris, and he delivered another highly restrained and rather blank role - which he is good at.
The finale episode is a BIG mess of 'lets hurry up & finish,' thus leaving you with a question mark on why did I watch this for 19 episodes and the end is a messy,rushed and does not flow with the carefully woven pace & story in all the other episodes.
Why watch: If you like-appreciate art history this movie will entertain and offer another glimpse into Korean art & form. Just don't be mad when you see ep20 - just reminisce the art drawing & discussions by masters on the form.

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I was intrigued from the onset with the bookstore. The actors, scenery, and pace is very watchable and soothing. This drama uses the unspoken dialogue as the dialogue. Thus the actors are filling in the spaces with their stories, lives and secrets. The bookstore business I the US is fading art yet this drama critically illustrates its importance in the lives of others. If you love books, mystery/treasure hunting and the voluminous quiet of a bookstore this is worth the watch.
Why watch? I confess, I own a bookstore ;) and yes we have all these kinds of characters enter our store&life;.

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